Topic
Class Settlements
403 published works
Southeast Financial Litigation Monitor
Federal Rules Advisory Committee Proposes Amendments to Rule Governing Class Actions in Federal Court
By Christopher Friedman, Fox Rothschild LLP
Since 2011, a Subcommittee of the Federal Rules Advisory Committee has been mulling changes to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On April 14, 2016, the Advisory…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Sixth Circuit Vacates Class Settlement, Finding that Sealed Documents Prevented Objectors from Assessing Settlement’s Fairness
By Ann Yackshaw
This summer, the Sixth Circuit rejected class action litigants’ filing of the bulk of their class settlement documents under seal. Shane Grp., Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich.,…
California Employment Law Update
$6.3 Million Attorney’s Fees Award (1/3 Of Total Recovery) Was Reasonable In Class Action Settlement
By Tony Oncidi
Laffitte v. Robert Half Int'l Inc., 1 Cal. 5th 480 (2016) An objecting class member in a wage and hour lawsuit challenged the trial court's award of an attorney's fee…
Class Action Countermeasures
Week in Review: Proposed Rule Changes and Another Data-Breach Decision
Today’s round-up takes a look at the potential impact on class-action litigation of some recently proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and continues our exploration of what…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Uber-Frustrating: Tips to Facilitate Approval of Settlements of Class Actions
On April 21, 2016, Uber tried to buy its peace from two class actions in a $100 million settlement with 385,000 putative class members. See O'Connor v. Uber Technologies Inc.,…
Employment Class Action Blog
Sixth Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement With Key Documents Under Seal
By Dustin Dow
All’s not fair in secretive class-action settlements. If class actions are the exception (see Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes), then class-action settlements are a reflection of that exception. Specifically, the…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Rejects “Categorical” Approach To Class Action Settlements and Class Counsel Fees
Last week in Gascho, et al. v. Global Fitness Holdings, LLC, the Sixth Circuit addressed a laundry list of objections to a class action settlement on behalf of gym members…
Employment Class Action Blog
Balancing Transparency and Secrecy in Class Action Settlements
By David Posner
Companies have the right to protect their trade secrets against public disclosure, while class action members (and the judges who must determine the fairness and adequacy of proposed class action…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Aggregation as Disempowerment: Red Flags in Class Action Settlements
Our own Howie Erichson has posted his latest piece, Aggregation in Disempowerment: Red Flags in Class Action Settlements, on SSRN. It's a great read for judges and attorneys alike and…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Opposition to Lyft’s $12.25 Million Independent Contractor Misclassification Settlement May Cause Court to Nix the Deal
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Papers were filed in court today formally opposing the deal that Lyft agreed to with the lawyers representing over 100,000 Lyft drivers in their class action brought in the federal…